Sanitary panty



M. C. SABO SANITARY PANTY VJune 28, 1955 Filed April 23,

" 2,7 i 1,735 Patented June 28, 1955 SANITARY PANTY Mary Constance Sabo,Detroit, Mich.

Appncatiop April 23, 1953, serial Np. 350,625

2 claims. (ci. 12s- 284) i This invention relates to ladies wearingapparel, and more particularly to what is known as a sanitary pantywhich may be worn at any time, but more particularly during themenstrual period. To the knowledge of applicant, the only sanitary pantynow on the market has a rubber or plastic lined crotch which causesexcessive perspiration, and is uncomfortable to the wearer.

The present invention provides a new and improved sanitary panty with abuilt-in sanitary belt, rather than a separate accessory, and employs anew material known as plastic treated tricot for the crotch. In the pastit i has been the practice, when fabricating sanitary pants,

to use a piece of rubberized or plastic insert in the crotch, and thisproved to be very uncomfortable next to the body because the plastic orrubber does not breathe and it creates a moisture, causing, as outlinedabove, the sanitary napkin to become soggy.

By the use of this special material, the panty can be made reversiblebecause it can be worn with the treated side of the crotch next to oraway from the body, giving maximum waterproof protection from eitherside. It is designed and finished off by use of special seams so thateither Way it is a finished or completed item.

The above and other objects of the invention will appear from thefollowing more detailed description, and from the drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is an elevational view of the panty.

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a modification of the invention, showing the panty without thetab.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral designates the body portion ofthe panty, which may be fabricated of any well-known material. To thebody portion 10 is sewn a Wide elastic band 11, which serves to hold thepanty up and also acts as a part of the sanitary belt. Directly down thefront and back of body portion 10, inside and out, is sewn an additionalsupporting rib member 12, using ribbon or the like, said memberextending from top band 11 to crotch seam 13, which is actually anextension and completion of the sanitary belt to which a pin member isattached for pinning a sanitary napkin, not shown. Thus the sanitarybelt, made of elastic and ribbon, or the like, is designed and sewn insuch a manner that it becomes a part of the completed garment. A crotchmember 14, consisting of plastic treated tricot (a knitted jersey,treated on one side with plastic), is secured to the front and back ofbody section 10, by means of seam 13. When main body portion 10 andcrotch member 14 are assembled, they form leg openings 16. Seam 13, asshown best in Fig.

3 of the drawing, is a finished seam on each side by the use of flatfelled seam and/ or a special seam binding that is stitched on the topand bottom of the seam, binding over the raw seams. (A flat felled seamis made by cutting one side of the garment longer than the other side,thereby being able to fold the longer side over the shorter side and bystitching on top to make a finished seam.) This makes the crotch, or forthat matter since the crotch is the mainstay of the panty, the wholepanty reversible. By this is meant that maximum protection orwaterproofing is obtained by Wearing the panty on either side. And sincemaximum protection is obtained by wearing the rayon tricot part of thecrotch next to the body or napkin, no perspiration will result to thenapkin or body, while the wearer enjoys the pleasure of full protection.

Tabs 15, consisting of folds of ribbon, or the like, are sewn under seam13 and in line With rib member 12, to appear as a continuation of ribmember 12. These tabs 15 are sewn front and back, inside and out, andare adapted to receive a pin member, not shown, to which the user maysecure a sanitary napkin.

The panty disclosed herein is not limited to use during the menstrualperiod, but may be worn every day. DuiF ing said period, when a napkinis worn, the treated side may be worn next to the body, but the rest ofthe time, the panty may be reversed. However, whether reversed or not,the wearer has the same complete protection because nothing can getthrough the plastic treated crotch from either side. The added advantageof wearing the untreated side of the crotch next to the body duringmenstruation is, as stated above, that no perspiration shall result tothe napkin.

While I have described and illustrated a satisfactory f' sanitary pantythat has proven highly successful in practical use, it will beunderstood that the invention'is not limited to specific constructionaldetails shown and described, but that many changes, variations andmodifications may be resorted to Without departing from the principlesof my invention.

I claim:

1. A reversible panty and built-in sanitary belt combination comprisinga main body portion and an inserted crotch portion, an elastic bandsecured to the upper edge of said body portion and forming part of saidsanitary belt, a supporting rib member secured along its length to thefront and back of said body portion substantially centrally thereof asan integral part of said panty, said rib member being non-elastic andbeing applied to said panty on both sides, inside and out, and beingsecured to the garment at its upper edge and extending to the crotchportion and completing said sanitary belt, said crotch portioncomprising a soft fabric, waterproofed on one side only, said body, bandand crotch portions being joined by seams finished on both sides,whereby said panty may be worn as an ordinary brief with thewaterproofed crotch side out, or may be worn as a sanitary belt with thewaterproofed crotch side in.

2. A reversible panty according to claim 1, in which the supporting ribmember has a tab at its lower end for supporting a sanitary pad.

References Cited in the tile of this patent FOREIGN PATENTS 127,502Switzerland Ian. 16, 1929 168,478 Austria June 11, 1951 245,047Switzerland June 16, 1947

